Installation error on linux

[Munter]

When doing npm install pngquant-bin on linux I see npm fetching the dependencies. Then suddenly the screen is cleared and the following shows:

  0 passing (6 seconds)
  4 failing

  1) pngquant should return path to pngquant binary:
     Error: timeout of 2000ms exceeded
      at Object.<anonymous> (/home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/node_modules/mocha/lib/runnable.js:165:14)
      at Timer.list.ontimeout (timers.js:101:19)

  2) pngquant should successfully proxy pngquant:
     Error: timeout of 2000ms exceeded
      at Object.<anonymous> (/home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/node_modules/mocha/lib/runnable.js:165:14)
      at Timer.list.ontimeout (timers.js:101:19)

  3) pngquant should minify a .png:
     Error: timeout of 2000ms exceeded
      at Object.<anonymous> (/home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/node_modules/mocha/lib/runnable.js:165:14)
      at Timer.list.ontimeout (timers.js:101:19)

  4) pngquant "after all" hook:
     Error: ENOENT, no such file or directory 'test/fixtures/test-fs8.png'
      at Object.fs.unlinkSync (fs.js:582:18)
      at Context.binPath (/home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/test/test-path.js:10:6)
      at Hook.Runnable.run (/home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/node_modules/mocha/lib/runnable.js:211:32)
      at next (/home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/node_modules/mocha/lib/runner.js:246:10)
      at Runner.hook (/home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/node_modules/mocha/lib/runner.js:258:5)
      at process.startup.processNextTick.process._tickCallback (node.js:245:9)



✗ pre-build test failed, compiling from source...
Downloading 1.8.4.tar.gz: 86%
✓ pngquant rebuilt successfully

The process doesn't end.

Then my chrome tabs start dying, fans start spinning, and ps reveals that hundreds of threads are all doing this:

munter   15722  0.0  0.2 590324 10972 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant --version -
munter   15724  0.0  0.2 655860 10980 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant --version -
munter   15726  0.0  0.2 590324 10972 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/test/fixtures/test.png
munter   15728  0.0  0.2 655200 10664 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant --version -
munter   15730  0.0  0.2 590324 10976 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant --version -
munter   15732  0.0  0.2 590324 10968 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/test/fixtures/test.png
munter   15734  0.0  0.2 590324 10968 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant --version -
munter   15736  0.0  0.2 590324 10976 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant --version -
munter   15738  0.0  0.2 590324 10968 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/test/fixtures/test.png
munter   15740  0.0  0.2 590324 10976 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant --version -
munter   15742  0.0  0.2 655200 10664 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant --version -
munter   15744  0.0  0.2 590324 10972 pts/0    Sl+  21:26   0:00 node /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/.bin/pngquant /home/munter/git/node-pngquant/node_modules/pngquant-bin/test/fixtures/test.png

[kevva]

@Munter, I pushed a new release today. Could you try installing again?

[Munter]

This solves the problem with the many spawned processes. Was there somehow a recursive call in there?

There is still the behavior that when it builds from source, right after it has downloaded the source, it clears the screen before continuing. That gives the whole installation a bit odd feeling which makes me uncertain of what happened, even though everything might be perfectly in order. Is it possible to address that as well?

[kevva]

@Munter, not sure since it's Mocha that's doing it.

[williamboxhall]

I am seeing the problem as well when installing via the yeoman angularJS generator on mac osx

[mkelley33]

I'm also seeing this problem on Mac OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.4 when installing via the yeoman angularJS generator.

[kevva]

What problem? Sometimes the binary won't work but if the build is successful then it's no problem.

[SgtPooki]

Removing comment details as I opened up an issue on the npm repo: https://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues/4014